The Paddington Complexity Scale (PCS) is a type of ASSESSMENT TOOL.

The Paddington Complexity Scale is a 13-item, clinician-rated scale which records:

• case complexity
• duration and severity of main problems
• involvement in education and looked-after systems and the number of different agencies involved

Each variable is scored on presence/absence or severity if present, and a total score is calculated.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
shortname	PCS
plural	Paddington Complexity Scales